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Micranthes howellii

(Greene) Small

Howell's Saxifrage

G4Apparently Secure Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161436
Element CodePDSAX0U0T0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilySaxifragaceae
GenusMicranthes
Synonyms
Saxifraga howelliiGreene
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 8, 2009) transfers Saxifraga howellii to Micranthes howellii.
Conservation Status
Review Date1992-01-08
Change Date1992-01-08
Edition Date1992-01-08
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent Comments
CA (Del Norte & Siskiyou Co.) & southwest OR.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist places, below 2000 ft. in mixed evergreen forests and north oak woodlands.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
California (7)
AreaForestAcres
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Monkey CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,017
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
Ship MountainSix Rivers National Forest11,936
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest6,782
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.